Last year, I had a bit of success identifying value bets for next season's CFB title, tabbing eventual playoff participants Ohio State (10-1) and Washington (40-1) along with Louisville (60-1), which was in the CFP mix in November. So I figured I would take another shot in 2017.

Here are my five best value bets right now for the 2017-18 college football title:

Talent has never been an issue in Baton Rouge. LSU was a different team under Ed Orgeron, and coupled with new offensive coordinator Matt Canada, this could be the season the LSU offense emerges from the dark ages and becomes a complete team.